Top 20 Gateway GT5654 Desktop PC Questions & Answers

Well you can either buy a replacement button that will just connect to your motherboard easily. Or you can cut the wires to the button and connect them with electrical tape. But by doing that it will stay on, and I don\'t know how safe that is. Also you could cut the wires off and connect them to a switch or button that you can buy at a car shop like advanced auto parts or something. Just be careful make sure your computer is unplugged and use the same caution as you would with any electrical stuff.

open it to blow the dust off.

Just open it.

http://www.innovative-sol.com/drivermax/driverprogram.do a scan.

Try the Audio driver here:http://support.gateway.com/us/en/product/default.aspx?tab=1&modelId=2964

go to Library or use someones PC internet connection to search for your particular PC make/model or to manufacturer website and do same: once it is pulled up and identified your pc, look for downloads of its Quick User Guide OR its User Manual. Download it or browse the connections on pc write them down for memory. this is the cheapest way, and the way you learn about your machine. read the manuals or take the tutorial supplied by most pc makers and Windows.

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Gateway Support > GT5636e Desktop PC > Main Support page,http://support.gateway.com/us/en/s/PC/R/1014825R/1014825Rnv.shtmlClick on Components in the list.Scroll down.Under the black - Motherboards - subheading click on the blue -4006245R - Intel (Stoughton) G965 motherboard with LPT portIn the list click on the blue - Product ViewsB - Processor Core Power ConnectorThat is to the LEFT of the processor socket.This is a general example of a 4-pin ATX +12 Volt power cable, and it's respective connector on the motherboard,http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atx12v4Note the LOCK clip on the power cable's connector, and the matching TAB, on the motherboard connector.When the power cable is deemed to be plugged in Tightly, and Correctly; the Lock clip will be hooked over the Tab.The 24-pin ATX main power cable's connector, and matching motherboard connector; has this feature also.D - CPU Fan ConnectorGo straight up, from the processor socket to the edge of the motherboard, then to the Right.Notice how the motherboard connector is Keyed, and the matching plug connector that goes to it.Same thing for all those white 3-pin connectors, on the motherboard.[CPU = Central Processing Unit. Another term used is Microprocessor, or simply Processor for short.Does NOT mean Personal Computer ]G - Floppy Disk Drive ConnectorBlack 34-pin connector for a Floppy Drive.It is next to the White 24-pin ATX main power cable connector.Right side of motherboard, towards the Top.If I were a betting man, I would bet you aren't using it. No Floppy Disk Drive.But I'll tell you what.........it's nice to have.A Floppy Disk Drive doesn't take squat to run.Need to flash the BIOS after the BIOS has been corrupted, you can use a Floppy Disk/s with the BIOS upgrade info on it.Jus sayin'.H - ATX Power Connector = 24-pin ATX main power cable connector.This is a general example of a 24-pin ATX power cable, and it's respective connector on the motherboard,http://www.playtool.com/pages/psuconnectors/connectors.html#atxmain24 NOTE* Color of connector does NOT matter ]Location covered above. Right upper side of motherboardI - Rear Chassis Fan ConnectorWith the huge(?) image of the motherboard on Gateway Support, and the equally sized images available on the internet; you're on your own.Easy to find though. Small white 3-pin connector, with Rear Fan printed next to it. I'm betting to the Left, of the aluminum finned Heatsink, for the Northbridge chip. (Below processor socket)Next to an Electrolytic Capacitor, that has a gold, and black plastic sleeve.Used for a computer case fan in the Rear. Draws air OUT of the computer case. (Out the back)J - PCI Express x16 Connector.THIS, is where the graphics card goes.A PCI Express graphics card.OR, you can use a PCI graphics card, in one of the white PCI slots.I would NOT. The PCI technology is NO where near, the PCI Express technology,http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pci_expressThe front of your computer is the Front Panel.L - Front Panel Audio Connector, is for the audio ports in the Front Panel.FP_AUDIOIt is to the Left of the white PCI slots, and the header itself is Yellow in color.Do not know the individual pinout of this Front Panel Audio header.You have a plug connector that plugs onto it.You can see the header is missing one pin. The missing pin is called the Key.This shows you how to line up the plug connector to it.If you need the individual pinout, trace the individual wires to the Front Panel audio ports.N - HD Audio Link ConnectorPlug connector goes on it also.Location believed to be Bottom edge of motherboard, towards the Left.O - Parallel ATA IDE ConnectorJust the usual 40-pin IDE (PATA) connector.(Actually, ONLY 39 pins )Bottom edge of motherboard, black in colorALL three harddrive options are SATA, so you won't be using it for your harddrive.The optical drive you have is IDE (PATA), so this connector is where it plugs in.Notice the cutout in the side of the connector. This is a Locating Notch.Lines up with a Locating Lug, on the flat IDE ribbon cable, for the optical drive,P - IEEE 1394 ConnectorIt's for the Firewire (1394a) ports in the Front Panel.Plug connector goes to it.Color is Blue, and it is in-between the white PCI slotsQ - USB 2.0 ConnectorsTwo of them side by side, but separated by a small Electrolytic Capacitor.Black color for these USB headers.They are for the Front Panel.Location to the right of the black IEEE 1394 connector, bottom edge of motherboard.They utilize the USB 2.0 technology.ONLY one is marked. -> USB 2. It has FP_USB_2, printed under it.Front Panel USB 2.The other one to the Left, is FP_USB_1.EACH of those headers supports TWO USB ports.A (Media) Card Reader has TWO cables, and uses ONE USB header.One of those USB headers then, can be used for a Card Reader in the Front Panel.The other USB header for Two USB ports in the Front Panel.R - SATA ConnectorsYou see there are SIX.Marking starts with SATA 0. (SATA0)SATA 0 is for the SATA harddrive.SATA 1 is for an optical drive (CD/DVD drive)IF, you are using TWO optical drives, the MAIN optical drive connects to SATA1. The secondary optical drive connects to SATA2.Make sure if you are adding a SATA optical drive, (That the computer did NOT come with), that you go into BIOS Setup; and ENABLE that SATA connector you wish to use.HOWEVER,............the beauty of SATA is, that you can plug ANY device into ANY SATA connector; and BIOS will find the device.Want to plug an optical drive into SATA0? No problem.Want to plug the SATA harddrive into SATA 5?No problem. Just make SURE that SATA 5 is ENABLED, in BIOS Setup.S - Front Panel ConnectorAgain, the front of your computer is the Front Panel.Moving on.......The area of contact pins on the motherboard, that the Main wires from the Front Panel connect to, is the Front Panel header.Here you can see the individual pins, are marked by colors on the header itself.Pin 2 is next to the Green pin, on the Bottom row to the Right.Pin 1 is above it. Looks confusing, because Pin 6 for the header above it, is marked right there also.Pin 8 is marked on the bottom of the header.Pin 9 is marked on the Top of the header, all the way to the left; except some 'crackhead' marked it upside down. (lol)So,........pinout..........Starting on the Top row, at the Right side; going towards the Left,Pins 1, 3, 5, 7, and 9.Starting on the Bottom row, at the Right side; going towards the Left.Pins 2, 4, 6, and 8. There is NO Pin 10.1) Pins 1 and 3 are for the HarDDrive activity LED. (Light Emitting Diode, so I'm not going to refer to it as a light.It is. LED states that)Pin 1 is for the Positive ( + ) connection.If the HDD LED is dim when the harddrive is active, switch the wires around.2) Pins 5 and 7 are for a Reset switch, IF a Reset switch is used.3) Pin 9 is 5 Volts.5 Volt power. That is why it is marked as +5 Volts.Used for the factory to test with.It is N/C. Not Connected.4) Pins 2 and 4 are for a Power On LED.Pin 2 is for the Positive ( + ) wire.If the PWR LED is dim when the computer is on, switch the wires around.5) Pins 6 and 8 are for the Power On switch.6) Again, there is NO Pin 10.T - Auxillary Front Panel Power On LED ConnectorRight above the Front Panel header.Freaking beats me why it would even be on there.To iterate;There are only 2 pins. This type of Power On LED header has 3-pins usually.It is used for a dual color Power On LED.Used back in the day when computers had the 'Turbo Mode' feature, and 'Normal Mode' feature.Dual colors of dual color Power On LED was usually Green, and Yellow.Green for Turbo Mode, Yellow for Normal Mode.Was in reality a bunch of [email protected] Mode was the computer actually operating in NORMAL mode, while Normal Mode was the computer was operating slower.Just another gimmick.{'Buy me! I'm a shinier Red bike! }Probably why Gateway states it does Not support this feature.U - Clear CMOS JumperIf you do not know what this is for, LEAVE IT ALONE.(He states politely)V - Front Fan ConnectorYes, you guessed it. For the computer case fan in the Front, that draws air INTO the computer.Location? Close to the round CMOS watch type battery.X - Intrusion Switch ConnectorCan't believe they are still using this [email protected]'s so if someone opens the computer case, the power to the motherboard is turned off.Good feature, but if the person working on the computer; doesn't know enough to unplug the computer from power FIRST, then chances are they do Not know about Anti-Static Procedures either.Don't FOLLOW Anti-Static Procedures, you can use the motherboard for a Frisbee, or expensive paperweight.Static shock the motherboard, is why.Goodbye Processor (CPU), Ram Memory, motherboard, graphics card, (IF used)......and who knows what else.DO NOT connect anything to it. Leave alone.(If you do though, it has to be ENABLED in BIOS Setup; to use this feature)For additional questions please post in a Comment.Regards,joecoolvette

you proberly got BAD RAM.kurt if just a upgrade did you get the right RAM.if not a upgrade videocard maybe.infomation is essential to little information.

Restart your computer repeatedly tapping the f8 key to enter safe mode while the screen is black once in safe mode where the only things working will be your keyboard and mouse allowing you to attempt to repair your computer

If done properly the user should get to a screen similar to the below screen.

Select the option for Safe mode command prompt only

Windows Advanced Options MenuPlease select an option:

Safe ModeSafe Mode with NetworkingSafe Mode with Command Prompt

Enable Boot LoggingEnable VGA modeLast Known Good Configuration (your most recent settings that worked)Directory Services Restore Mode (Windows domain controllers only)Debugging Mode

Start Windows NormallyRebootReturn to OS Choices Menu

Use the up and down arrow keys to move the highlight to your choice.

select safe mode with command prompt then type in chkdsk/f/r which will scan for and and attempt repair of bad files and bad sectors on hard drive

you should have no input while chkdsk utility is in progress any input might further damage your computer or

Use the System File Checker tool (SFC.exe) to determine which file is causing the issue and then replace the file.

Type the following command and then press ENTER: sfc /scannow The sfc /scannow command scans all protected system files and replaces incorrect versions with correct Microsoft versions.

hope this helps

Why would you want the mess with the drive letters? You stand the chance of getting things all mixed up as far as the computer is concerned. Why not put the DvD setting on the back of the DvD drive to Cable Select (CS) that lets the computer assign the drive letter automatically.

The beeps without display would indicate a problem with RAM video card, or keyboard. Try removing the RAM and putting it back in, and same with the video card. You can also try just removing the RAM and if you still get the same beeps then RAM is likely where the problem is. Same with video. Chances are there is just a bad connection and removing the components and putting them back in will fix it.

Have you tried resetting the BIOS by taking out the cr2032 battery 'aka watch battery' then unplugging the power cable out of the power supply from the back of the unit then holding down the power button for a good minute then placing the battery back in itand starting it up again

it is possible that one of the three are going out on the computer, motherboard, harddrive, power supply, only a computer tech could tell which one.

http://support.gateway.com/support/drivers/search.asp?st=pn¶m=1015001R This is a link to all of the drivers you need. You will need to reboot with Windows XP CD and install a fresh copy of Windows. Be sure to backup any files you want to keep, and you may want to download the driver files first in case the network card does not work (no driver), if you don't have another computer to download the files later.

power supply is gone in it

Please click the following links to see the illustrated Front and Rear ports of your Machine.

1. Click here to see the Front.

2. Click here to see the Rear.

Let me know if you have problem.

Actually the color code is "Red" for Mic and Green for Speaker i.e. Line Out and Blue for Line In.

Good Luck.

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In this pc they all are. But to test that is easy: just plug a memory stick in one of them, if it's a 1.1 version a message will appear to warn you of the reduced speed.

The drive should have came with a boot disc. If not re-install a the 400 gig drive and go to last known good configuration.
For Vista:
To access the System Recovery Options menu

If you have a Windows installation disc:

1. Insert the installation disc.
   

2. Restart your computer.
   

   Click the Start button , click the arrow next to the Lock button , and then click Restart.
   

3. If prompted, press any key to start Windows from the installation disc. If your computer is not configured to start from a CD or DVD, check the information that came with your computer.
   

4. Choose your language settings, and then click Next.
   

5. Click Repair your computer.
   

6. Select the operating system you want to repair, and then click Next.
   

7. On the System Recovery Options menu, click a tool to open it.
   

If your computer has preinstalled recovery options:

1. Remove all floppy disks, CDs, and DVDs from your computer, and then restart your computer.
   

   Click the Start button , click the arrow next to the Lock button , and then click Restart.
   

2. Do one of the following:
   

   • If your computer has a single operating system installed, press and hold the F8 key as your computer restarts. You need to press F8 before the Windows logo appears. If the Windows logo appears, you will need to try again by waiting until the Windows logon prompt appears, and then shutting down and restarting your computer.
     

   • If your computer has more than one operating system, use the arrow keys to highlight the operating system you want to repair, and then press and hold F8.
     

3. On the Advanced Boot Options screen, use the arrow keys to highlight Repair your computer, and then press ENTER.
   

4. Select a keyboard layout, and then click Next.
   

5. Select a user name and enter the password, and then click OK.
   

6. On the System Recovery Options menu, click a tool to open it.
   

First of it is possible to do all that you suggest.

I would up the PSU a ittle more to 450 minimum

The ram needs to be in matched pairs in no more than 667 DDR2

The video card is any PCI-E and my personal preference for ease of use is NVIDIA

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